Ylikiiminki

Ylikiiminki
Former municipality
Ylikiimingin kunta

Ylikiiminki Church, built in 1786.

Coat of arms

Location of Ylikiiminki in Finland
Coordinates: 65°02′N 026°09′E / 65.033°N 26.150°E / 65.033; 26.150Coordinates: 65°02′N 026°09′E / 65.033°N 26.150°E / 65.033; 26.150
Country Finland
Region Northern Ostrobothnia
Sub-region Oulu Arc sub-region
Charter 1867
Consolidated 2009
Area[1]
 • Total 1,063.9 km2 (410.8 sq mi)
 • Land 1,040.66 km2 (401.80 sq mi)
 • Water 23.24 km2 (8.97 sq mi)
Population (2008-12-31)[2]
 • Total 3,512
 • Density 3.37/km2 (8.7/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Website www.ylikiiminki.fi

Ylikiiminki (Swedish: Överkiminge) is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with the city of Oulu on 1 January 2009.

It was located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality had a population of 3,512 (31 December 2008)[2] and covered a land area of 1,040.66 km2 (401.80 sq mi).[1] The population density was 3.37 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.7/sq mi). The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

Neighbour municipalities were Haukipudas, Kiiminki, Muhos, Oulu, Pudasjärvi, Utajärvi and Yli-Ii. Oulujoki municipality that was closed in 1965 was also neighbour municipality.

References

  1. 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2008" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Population by municipality as of 31 December 2008". Population Information System (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 27 March 2010.

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